Clinical potential of the side-glowing optical fibers

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 2977, Issue , 1997, Pages 84-88

  Spigulis, Janis ^a   Pfafrods, Daumants ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LATVIA   (Latvia)

^b ANDA OPTEC Ltd   (Latvia)

Author keywords

Linear and planar illumination irradiation sources; Medical lightguide instruments; Specialty optical fibers

Indexed keywords

APPLICATIONS; FIBER LASERS; FIBER OPTICS; INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS; LASERS; LIGHT; OPTICAL FIBERS; OPTICAL MATERIALS; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; SILICA;

BROADBAND IRRADIATIONS; CLINICAL APPLICATIONS; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; EXPERIMENTAL DATUMS; LASER THERAPIES; LIGHTGUIDES; LINEAR AND PLANAR ILLUMINATION/IRRADIATION SOURCES; MECHANICAL PRESSURES; MEDICAL LIGHTGUIDE INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SENSING; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICAL MODELS; SPECIALTY OPTICAL FIBERS;

FIBERS;

EID: 0037712212     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.271010     Document Type: Conference Paper

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